Governing the socially responsible corporation: a gandhian perspective

Abstract

There is increasing evidence of migration towards an integrated model of governance which is sensitive to the needs of the society even as it emphasizes the imperatives of shareholder wealth creation, its accounting and reporting and equitable distribution. While much of this transformation is usually credited to initiatives from the developed markets of the West, there is, in fact, a large measure of such wisdom and counsel available in the Indian tradition, and Gandhi has been among its foremost exponents and interlocutors in modern times.